A Broken Heart's Song

Sango came into the room and set the tray of food on the night stand.

"Kagome? What has happened between you and Lord Sesshomaru? And please, do not lie to me."

Kagome took a deep breath and cried even harder, it was some time before she could respond to Sango. "We made love." she said softly.

"What?" Sango yelped.

"Shhh, keep your voice down."

"Gomen." Sango said. She could tell that Kagome did not wish to speak on the matter, so she opted to change the subject. "Hey I brought some food to..."

"I am not hungery." Kagome interupted.

"Kagome, you have not eaten all day. You missed breakfast and lunch." Sango said with a worried voice.

"Sango. I know you care, but I am not hungry, so drop it. Please." Kagome pleaded. She noticed her sister wince. "I am sorry sister, I did not mean to sound so harsh."

"Do not be. Would you like to go to the hot springs with me?" Sango said, desperate to cheer her once well known warrior sister up.

"Sure." was all Kagome said.

Kagome got up and put a robe on. Then they left for the hotsprings.

When Kagome and Sango got to the hot springs, they noticed they would have to share. Kagome wore a stoic mask to hide her pain. Sesshomaru would have been proud. She did not want to cry.

"Kagome, how ya bee...whoa." Ayame had caught a whiff of Kagome and immediately noticed that Sesshomaru's sent was all over her, and inside of her. She sniffed the air once more to make sure she was not letting her imagination get the best of her. "Kagome... congratulations. Wow finally you two got together. I need to tell Koga that I win the bet. Kagome? Hey you in there?" the whole time Ayame had talked, Kagome had turned her back. She dropped the robe and stepped into the welcoming warmth of the naturally heated water. She sat down and looked into the sky, nothing but stars and the moon tonight.

"Kagome, you are being..."

"AYAME!" Sango yelled.

Ayame looked over at Sango and Sango shook her head 'no' while mouthing the words 'don't, please leave her alone.' letting Kikyo know as well that something had gone wrong.

Ayame had read Sango loud and clear, then mouthed back, 'Sango, what happened?' Kikyo Mouthed 'Will she be okay?' Kagome was completely unaware of the conversation going on behind her back. Either that, she did not care. So Sango mouthed back 'it is not my place to tell.'

The other two women now understood perfectly. Kagome just had her heart broken and was now singing a sad song inside her shattered soul. Ayame thought to herself 'oh Kagome, I am so sorry.'

"..." Every one had looked at Kagome upon hearing a sigh come from her. "..." silence. That was the only response they would get from her. She just stared up at the rising moon. After a while though, she got tired of listening to the gossip and how happy her friends were. None of them had thought she had been listening, or could even hear. She knew this, and it made her mad that her friends would think so little of her. She stood from the water and said, " I am leaving."

Every one grew quiet as they watched their hurting friend walk away from them. And that is how she wanted it to be, quiet.

Kagome had been so engulfed in her grief that she did not realize where her feet had carried her. With her robe wrapped tight and her arms across her stomach, she walked into Sesshomaru's study.

"Yes but who is behind all of the attacks? Naraku is dead."

Kagome stilled at hearing this, but did not move to leave.

"The better question my friend, is who would be stupid enough to declare war on all 4 lands."

Kagome stopped walking, she still did not know that she had walked in on something important.

"And most importantly, who could afford to be stupid enough to declare war on all of the lands."

"Why would they declare...well hello."

Kagome froze, sensing that some one had dared to speak to her. She was in the middle of grieving and did not wish to be disturbed. Then she looked up and around the room, this was not her room. Every one froze, they saw the confusion and anger on the miko's face, and this scared them.

Kagome finally came to her senses when a familiar voice spoke to her. She looked around to see who it was. No one moved for fear of being purified.

"Hu?" she finally said. "Where am I?"

Three of the four lords chuckled slightly in hopes to pick her spirits up. However, they had failed. Her aura only became darker. Lord Kouton was the one to brave the rest. Now Lord Tilket would be next. He was the Lord of the Eastern Lands. Since Maxwell had his heir back he was able to step down and allow his son, Tilket, to take over.

"Good evening Lady Kagome. It has been quite some time."

Kagome looked around. When her eyes set on Tilket, he took a deep breath. Her eyes were hollow and black. Grief had taken her, and there was no way back any time soon.

"H...h-hai." was all she managed to squeeze out before looking at Sesshomaru. Kagome Shifted from one foot to the other. He stared at her with the same cold look that he had when they had first met. The look that promised death.

"Speak miko, or leave." Sesshomaru managed to get out without letting on to the others that something had occurred.

"..." Kagome just stared at the stranger before her. 'I will not cry.' she thought. But she could not talk either.

"Leave us." Sesshomaru said.

"..."

It was killing him to see his angel like this, but there was nothing he could do. So he drove her away. "This Sesshomaru does not repeat himself. Remove yourself from my presesce, lest you wish for an early retirement to your grave."

The three Lords watched the scene play out before their very eyes. They all knew what had happened between the two. Rin had caught them in bed together when she went to check on Kagome, then ran to tell of her findings, they had also heard them early that morning, now the three lords, Kouton, Koga, and Tilket, knew why Sesshomaru had not been there to greet Tilket upon his arrival. What they did not know, was why he would do such a thing to her, then try and make her leave. But it was not their place, so they stayed out of it.

To every one's surprise, Kagome walked up to Sesshomaru, wrapped her arms around him. She gave him a caressing kiss and then let go. She watched his reaction. She noted that anger flew through his aura. 'So it is true, you will not love me...or this child I carry.' She thought to herself.

Sesshomaru had heard her thoughts, and she was right, he would not love her. No he was not allowed to love her. But what hurt was that he would not be allowed to love his child. 'She is ...she bares my child, and I can not even claim it.' So he did the only thing he knew how to do when he felt so much pain. He iced his heart even more.

"Filthy wrench, if you ever..." Kagome had silenced him by placing a gentle finger on his lips.

"Sesshomaru-sama, I know now why I came to you."

He growled at her.

"I came to..." she paused as if searching for the right words, but finally she just sighed. Sesshomaru knew what she was going to say next, and so, he braced his heart for the knife that was sure to come.

"Good-bye, my lord. My love." she gently kissed his cheek again, and he stood frozen with shock. He had known she was going to say it left the room she turned to him one last time. "A beating heart can sing a song, but what does a shattered one do? What happens when one's heart, no longer beats?" Kagome asked. This baffled every one but Sesshomaru.

"Miko, you speak in rhymes." Lord Kouton said.

"No, I don't." she retorted then added "my heart no longer beats Kouton. Tell me, how can it when it froze just after it cracked, and right before it shattered."

This made every one freeze, it was suddenly very cold in the room. Kagome did not wait to see who would speak next, she turned around and walked away. "Kagome, wait." she heard Sesshomaru call. That caused her to grow still. Hope seeping through her aura.

Although Kagome had paused, she did not look back. "Yes my lord?"

"..." all hopes of him asking her back were dashed.

"Good bye, Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands."

Those words stung. "Wait" he yelled. "Tell me where it is you are going, I will provide escorts." it was the least he could do for her. What he really wanted was to beg her to stay, even if they could not be together.

"NO. I am going, and I will not be needing any thing from you, any more. I have payed to you what was owed, now I will go. Good bye."

She left, and he let her. He let the one good thing that meant so much to him, other than Rin, walk right out of his life. "Good bye...my angel." he whispered. A single tear escaped his eyes and he dropped to his knees. The other three lords locked every door they could find, they would not let any one see him in his weakened state. For if they did, he would surely die, and the worst part was, he would beg them to let him die.

It had been three hours, and Sesshomaru still did not move. Koga finally getting tired of it, decided to do something about it. "Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Lord Sesshomaru? It is not to late to go after her." Kouton said, he had caught on to what Koga had wanted.

Sesshomaru looked at the three of them with nothing but raw pain on his face. When did he loose his mask? But instead of responding he just looked back to where Kagome stood. Her sent still lingered, and teased him. He lifted his head to the sky, eyes red and yelled. Every one within a 10 mile radius now knew that the Lord of the West has lost his mate. He straightened himself up and left to Kagome's room.

When he got to her room and entered, he noticed it still smelled heavily of sex. Of them having sex. He could see her lying on the bed, waiting for him to take her.

" I am tired, that is all. I meant to go to my bed chambers. Just lay down and rest.' and that is exactly what he did.